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"You'll be coming with us, Commander Cruger. You have an appointment with Emperor Gruumm."
Charlie[src]

The A-Squad Rangers were the first team of S.P.D. Power Rangers. As such, they were known to the best-of-the-best of the academy. However, they went M.I.A. after they were sent off on a mission, thus leaving the protection of Earth to the B-Squad Rangers. While they were initially considered as allies of the Earth, they were actually traitors, who betrayed the S.P.D. and joined Emperor Gruumm.

Overview

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History

The A-Squad were the elite, albeit extremely arrogant and condescending Ranger team of Space Patrol Delta and the then-main defenders of Earth. During their early appearances in the series, they only appeared morphed and were sent out to face the newest threats to the planet's safety. However, A-Squad was actually corrupt; at first, Bridge Carson had sensed "something off" with their auras but didn't get the chance to find out what. In Confronted, A-Squad was sent to the Helix Nebula to defend it from Emperor Gruumm's forces. However, this was a trap and all contact with them was lost after it was made clear that they were being overwhelmed. They were considered Missing in Action.

Unknown to the other Rangers and their former superiors and colleagues, A-Squad survived and defected to Gruumm's side, wanting to be on "the winning team" (as stated by Charlie, the team's leader and Red Ranger in Endings). Gruumm also promised them that they would rule Earth alongside them. They bided their time, destroying the S.P.D. Gamma 4 base for unknown reasons which gave Dr. Katherine Manx and Commander Anubis "Doggie" Cruger some suspicions of who the attackers were after an interrupted distress call made by an S.P.D. personnel member startled them (confirmed at conventions and in interviews by the show's producers), before finally faking a crash-landing on Gamma Orion and sending an SOS signal to have B-Squad 'find' them alive. B-Squad soon became frustrated when Cruger abruptly dismissed them to debrief A-Squad and they realized that they were once again "the reserves, Zord cleanup detail", as Jack Landors put it; after a year of being Earth's main line of defense, they were pushed aside.

However, A-Squad revealed their true allegiance and kidnapped Cruger, bringing him to Gruumm's spacecraft. On Gruumm's ship, the emperor asked Cruger how it felt to be betrayed by his own Rangers. Cruger denounced the A-Squad by saying that they're not Rangers as a real Power Ranger must be true of heart and expressed his anger at them for learning nothing during all those years of training. Following this treachery, Cruger said that there are still others ready to protect Earth. Charlie knew Cruger was referring to B-Squad and spoke lowly of them. Gruumm told the A-Squad not to underestimate the B-Squad as they've been a great annoyance to him, with Charlie saying they've never faced the "best of the best" and suggests the entire A-Squad finish them, which Gruumm gives his consent to. Upon learning of A-Squad's corruption and their kidnapping of Cruger, B-Squad accepted A-Squad's challenge and battled them. Despite A-Squad initially having the upper hand in combat and their insults, B-Squad managed to beat them with a combination of smarter battle tactics and their S.W.A.T. Mode. Escalating the battle, A-Squad proceeded to unleash their own Megazord, which transformed from Broodwing's drilling vehicle. Another battle ensued, but when the Delta Base was taken by Broodwing's forces and transformed into the Delta Command Megazord to destroy Newtech City, the Omegamax Megazord was disabled and the Delta Squad Megazord was destroyed. After B-Squad recovered, they retrieved the S.W.A.T. Flyers from the secret underground Zord bay, which only Bridge had known about, and used them to form the S.W.A.T. Megazord to destroy A-Squad's Megazord, finally defeating them.

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A-Squad's Megazord

A-Squad was found guilty of treason, and got "demoted" by Jack, and they were imprisoned in the Containment Cards by B-Squad without a further fight. Following the final battle with Omni and Gruumm (the former of which also resulted in the Terror's destruction as well), Commander Cruger had promoted the B-Squad Rangers (sans Jack who had just left) to the A-Squad status for their actions (as well as Piggy and everyone else at S.P.D.) in defeating the Troobians attempted invasion of Earth and riding them of the galaxy for good. However, at the request of B-Squad (as they had turned it down because they felt that they were B-Squad rather than A-Squad) and as a consequence of their predecessors' corruption, the B-Squad ranking was made the highest position, and thus, the A-Squad ranking was retired.

The A-Squad Rangers were later briefly freed from their prison on planet Y37 by the Alliance in an attempt to recruit them in 2027. They were recaptured by Lina Song the then current SPD Green and the HyperForce Rangers. Tvicon TV STORY-Homecoming

In the pages of Jetix Magazine, A-Squad makes an appearance in the S.P.D. comic strip, in the two-part "finale" of the strip "Invasion". Here, they are brainwashed by Gruumm (thus falling more in line with the original plan of them being brainwashed as opposed to being corrupted) and turn on the S.P.D. defense armada orbiting Earth. They are arrested by B-Squad with the charges of treason and are never seen again. Their ranking is offered to B-Squad for defeating Gruumm and Omni, but the team declines.

Shattered Grid

When events set into motion by Lord Drakkon caused the timeline to split into pocket universe, each anchored on a powerset. The SPD Rangers were split off into their own pocket universe. Sometime after Lord Drakkon's assault on the splinter world of the B-Squad Rangers, he is seen to have apparently recruited the A-Squad Rangers, alongside other evil Rangers, to his cause.Tvicon TV STORY-Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (Boom! Studios) Issue 27

Members

Color Role Actor
A-Squad Red Ranger Charlie Gina Varela
A-Squad Blue Ranger A-Squad Blue Ranger Taran Howell, Nick Kemplen (voice)
A-Squad Green Ranger A-Squad Green Ranger Thomas Kiwi, Nick Kemplen (voice)
A-Squad Yellow Ranger A-Squad Yellow Ranger Allan Smith, Greg Cooper (voice)
A-Squad Pink Ranger A-Squad Pink Ranger Motoko Nagino, Claire Dougan (voice)

A-Squad Rangers

Powers and Abilities

Powers

The full capabilities of A-Squad are unknown, but they do have the ability to morph instantly without using any Morpher, and their Ranger suits are heavily armored, giving them greater endurance. Their primary weapons are large laser blasters labeled as being S.P.D. Enforcers, but they do not appear to have anything beyond that. Aside from the Delta Runners, they were shown piloting a Megazord that could transform into a drilling vehicle that belonged to Broodwing. It is presumed to be of S.P.D. origin, due to its cockpit design with various S.P.D. decals; however, its outward appearance when compared to all of the other S.P.D. Zords suggests it may have been modified heavily.

Abilities

In terms of fighting ability, they are said to be "the best of the best", able to take down their counterparts easily, focusing on the heavy firepower armaments and strong defenses of their weapons; however, once B-Squad used S.W.A.T. Mode and had equal armor and weaponry compared to A-Squad, they were able to defeat them easily. It has been speculated that A-Squad underestimated B-Squad's skills and they were caught off-guard.

Weaknesses

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Arsenal

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Charges

  • High treason
  • Kidnapping
  • Multiple assaults

Behind the Scenes

Portrayal

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Design

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The A-Squad suits were kitbashed together from various sources, with the re-molded helmets most recognizable from Denji Sentai Megaranger and Power Rangers in Space. The updated helmets featured silver around the visors with an S.P.D. logo above the visor and silver vents adorning the top and sides of the helmet. The Black Space Ranger's helmet was repainted green for this series. The actual suit also appears to be color-matched motocross padding with black spandex, the same or similar armor being sourced from Power Rangers Lost Galaxy. The laser guns they carry appear to be modified airsoft or paintball guns.

There is also a slight similarity between the black suits of A-Squad and the S.W.A.T. Mode of B-Squad, as both are heavily armored suits with gear that give the Rangers large and powerful laser blasters.

Etymology

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Notes

  • They are the first team with a female Red Ranger.
  • For a time, aside from Charlie, the A-Squad Rangers did not have official names, Power Rangers fans had given the other four A-Squad Ranger names: Rachel (the Pink Ranger), Cliff (the Green Ranger), Ivan (the Yellow Ranger), and Beevor (the Blue Ranger). At a convention, Bruce Kalish admitted that he liked those names, however, whether or not the names are canon has not been determined.
    • Malika Lim had intended to canonize the names during the A-Squad's appearance in Power Rangers Hyperforce but was unable to. A post on February 1st, 2021, by the official Power Rangers Twitter account seemingly confirmed Cliff's name, however the series of posts was rife with errors, therefore further leaving the credibility of these names being official ambiguous still.
  • The A-Squad Rangers helmets are recycled Space Rangers helmets with the Black Space Ranger's helmet painted green instead.
    • Also, all this armor worn is a repainted version of the GSA armor in Lost Galaxy.
  • Like the Titanium Ranger, Spirit Rangers, Dino Fury Ghost Ranger and Cosmic Fury Rangers, the A-Squad Rangers are all American-exclusive Power Rangers in the franchise.
  • The A-Squad Rangers are among the few major Power Rangers villains to both survive the events of the season and not get any redemption. The others are Queen Bansheera, Emperor Gruumm, Mora, Broodwing and Scrozzle. Octoroo's final fate is unknown.

Appearances

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Footnotes


Power nav icon Power Rangers S.P.D. Icon-dekaranger
Rangers
B-Squad: Jack Landors - Sky Tate - Bridge Carson - Z Delgado - Syd Drew
Sam - Officer Tate - Doggie Cruger - Kat Manx - Nova Ranger
Gear
Delta Morphers - Patrol Morpher - Omega Morpher - Kat Morpher - Nova Morpher - Magna Morpher - Deltamax Strikers - Canine Cannon - Delta Blasters - Shadow Saber - S.P.D. Battlizer - Delta Enforcers - Delta Cruiser - Delta Patrol Cycles - Delta ATV - Uniforce Cycle - S.W.A.T. Truck
Allies
Piggy - Isinia Cruger - Dino Rangers - T-Top
S.P.D.: Supreme Commander Fowler Birdie - Sergeant Silverback - Boom - R.I.C.
Zords and Megazords
Delta Runner 1 - Delta Runner 2 - Delta Runner 3 - Delta Runner 4 - Delta Runner 5 - Omegamax Cycle - Delta Base - S.W.A.T. Flyer 1 - S.W.A.T. Flyer 2 - S.W.A.T. Flyer 3 - S.W.A.T. Flyer 4 - S.W.A.T. Flyer 5
Delta Squad Megazord - Omegamax Megazord - Delta Max Megazord - Delta Command Megazord - S.W.A.T. Megazord
Troobian Empire
Omni
Emperor Gruumm - Mora/Morgana - Broodwing - Krybots - Blue-Head Krybots - Orange-Head Krybots
A-Squad Rangers
Charlie - Blue - Green - Yellow - Pink
Other Villains: Zeltrax - Tyrannodrones
Monsters
Praxis - Ringbah - Parsnippity - Scaleface - Rhinix - Hydrax - Bugglesworth - Giganis - Sinuku - Debugger - General Benaag - Drakel - General Valko - Tomars - Wootox - Katana - Invador - Changtor - Green Eyes - Shorty - Devastation - Mysticon - Al - Slate - Mirloc - Stench - Thresher - Gineka - Chiaggo - Delapoo - Blobgoblin - One Eye - Silverhead - Professor Mooney - Bork - Herock - Dragoul - Kraw - Icthior - Spotty-Eyed Monster - Green Monster - Vine Monster - Delex - Roswell - Crabhead - Spiketor - Lazor - Cricket Monster - Jackal Monster - Demon Monster - Heater Monster - Jail Bird Monster - Tentacle Monster
Troobian Empire Robots
Mega Drill - Ringbah's Robot - Sinuku's Ninja Robot - Marato - Robot of Destruction - Gigabot - A-Squad's Megazord
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